I love these picks top to bottom. Sure, I can think of other choices down the line that are deserving, but I’m really excited about all of these.

For those of you keeping score at home, I was right about film, director, actor, foreign and screenplay. I didn’t pick cinematography or animated. I missed actress, supporting actress, supporting actor and doc.

Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, Deep Blue Sea

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln

Best Supporting Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Bernie and Magic Mike

Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln

Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Foreign Language Film: Michael Haneke, Amour

Best First Film: David France, How To Survive a Plague

Best Nonfiction Film: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, The Central Park Five

2 Responses to “NYFCC: Zero Dark Thirty”

Craig, I haven’t yet seen ZERO DARK THIRTY, but I will be there with bells on the date it releases (I think December 19th). Your own glowing commendation, and that of your podcast colleagues has been duly noted, and I know you call NY’s top picks in your prediction scroll. Nice job!

I am still quaking for LES MISERABLES, though I know musicals rarely win critical nods. That film would seem to have a better chance with NBR, though it would maybe be a stretch to predict it.

It’s clear from these results that LINCOLN will be named in multiple capacities from other groups. Winning three here is an impressive coup.

And the biggest surprise of all is Rachel Weisz, who frankly DESERVED this! She is a much better choice than Jennifer Lawrence. Only Emmanuele Riva in AMOUR would seem to be in her league this year, but I haven’t seen that film yet, and can’t wait to.